1.  On the first issue, teachers are obviously in a crucial position to detect cases of abuse of children in their care.

2.  For a team that tried to get a more veteran presence, the Patriots have just gotten younger at a crucial position.

3.  Indeed Iran occupies a crucial position for the gulf and for future relations between the West and Central Asia.

4.  It recognized the pin but did not take enough into account its crucial position.

5.  Next on the depth chart at this crucial position is starting right guard Brad Badger.

6.  Point guard is a crucial position, especially on a team that has three new starters.

7.  Prime Minister Tony Blair brought his closest political confidant, Peter Mandelson, back into government Monday, putting him in the strategically crucial position of Northern Ireland secretary.

8.  Putin has been reining in or getting rid of obstreperous officials in crucial positions in the economy.

9.  That would give the country a crucial position in the digitized global economy, a role that for much of the last decade has been played by Taiwan.

10.  The acquisition of Wong fills the most crucial position of the defense and the most glaring weakness on the roster with the exception of quarterback.